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English FA Cup
January 3, 2010
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West Ham 1-2 Arsenal. A deserved win for a young Arsenal side, inspired by the introduction of older hands Diaby and Nasri. Diamanti gave the Hammers the lead after a break just before half-time but Arsenal dominated from there on. Goals from Ramsey and Eduardo secured Wenger's team a place in the fourth round. Thanks for reading folks...
It's all over...
Arsenal free-kick just inside the West Ham half.
Green pumps it long now but Arsenal have it again. Must be game over.
Veermaelen to hit it. But Faubert breaks after it hits the wall, he's still got some gas left.
Eduardo brought down by Diamanti in a central position, thirty yards from goal. The Italian has looked an increasingly frustrated figure.
Ramsey's shot saved by Green. Low strike from the right side of the penalty area.
Tomkins flicks it on but Vermaelen heads it away and Arsenal are streaming forward.
Free-kick for West Ham. Green to launch it.
West Ham trying to conjure an attack but Wenger's side are allowing them nothing.
Five minutes of stoppage time to be played.
Diamanti falls over his own feet in midfield. Comical. He looks knackered.
West Ham have not had a sniff since the second Arsenal goal. Ruthless form the Gunners.
WEST HAM SUB: Edgar on for Stainslas.
Daprela stops it on the line after Vela's shot looked to be destined to find the net.
Jermain Defoe's cousin is about to replace Junior Stanislas.
Eduardo jumps higher than Upson and his header is just wide.
Vela whips it in towards Eduardo but Tomkins turns it away. Corner to be taken by Nasri.
Arsenal's lead is a deserved one, they've undoubtedly been the better side, especially in the second half.
Alex Song has it in some space in the box but he fires a left-foot effort over the bar.
Desperation for West Ham whve fought bravely. But they're on the back foot still as Arsenal press for a third. Upson concedes a corner.
Zola looking decidedly more devastated now.
West Ham 1-2 Arsenal. In the blink of an eye the Gunners have taken the league. Great cross from Vela down the left. Eduardo's header loops over Green. It was a cracking header at that.
GOAL! Eduardo.
High foot from Jimenez on Diaby, a painful looking one at that. He's caught him right in the face with his boot. No mean feat as Diaby is 6ft 2 in!
Zola looks devastated on the touchline.
The goal was coming and Arsenal's momentum could see them grab a winner here.
WEST HAM SUB: Sears on for Nouble
West Ham 1-1 Arsenal. Nasri down the right gave it to Song, it's incredibly tight down the middle but Song's pass is turned into the path of Ramsey by Vela. The Welshman swings a left foot at it and it was a fanstatsic finish.
GOAL! Ramsey
West Ham fans increasing the noise now as "I'm forever blowing bubbles" echoes around Upton Park.
Ramsey releases Sagna down the right and his ball is teed up for Nasri by Eduardo. High over the bar by the Frenchman.
Jimenez springs forward and he feeds Diamanti. Daprela accelerates down the left but he bites off a little more than he can chew, not for the first time in this game.
It's all Arsenal now as they push hard for an equaliser that would earn a replay.
Nasri's delivery flicked on by Diaby but Green has it in his hands.
Handbags between Diamanti and Vela. A little retaliation from the Mexican not spotted by the ref.
Diaby's arrival has seen Arsenal look more incisive.
Arsenal corner and Green collects.
Vermaelen on the march for now and Diaby is free in the box. He finds himself clean through but it's smothered by Green, who bounces back up and saves the rebound effort from Song too. Excellent play by the keeper.
The Frenchman is gesticulating wildly, who said sportsmanship is dead.
Nouble is down for West Ham and Arsenal stop playing much to the frustration of Wenger.
Arsenal corner and Nasri takes. It's cleared away and Wenger's side hav not once looked like scoring from a set-piece.
Lovely ball by Song down the right to Sagna but he dwells on it and rather than crossing first time, delays to give the Hammers chance to regroup and clear it away.
Diamanti outmuscled by Diaby and Ramsey and the Welshman brings Arsenal forward.
This is the ninth time these sides are clashing in the FA Cup. West Ham have had the better of the exchanges, progressing in five of the previous eight occasions.
Diaby opens up some space and shoots though Kovac blocks it away.
Kovac gives it straight back to Sagna who overhits the cross out for a goal kick.
Nasri with an early touch and he and Diaby look to link up before Eduardo messes up on the edge.
ARSENAL SUB: Nasri and Diaby on for Merida and Wilshere.
Ramsey and Sagna combine down the right and Sagna goes down but it's no free-kick. Merida fouls Jimenez and it's a Hammers free-kick.
Arsenal about to call on the cavalry.
Jimenez the man again coming forward but his shot is deflected away to safety.
Diamanti's delivery is scooped up by Fabianski.
Ramsey fould Behrami and it's a West Ham free-kick out on the left.
Here comes the claret and blue wave again. Nouble escapes the offside flag to fins himself in space down the right.
Jimenez with space ont he edge of the box but again a poor last ball and it's intercepted by Gallas.
Wenger has never lost a third round tie as Arsenal boss.
Daprela and Stanislas are really causing Arsenal trouble down the left.
Tomkins almost gave it away with Eduardo and Vela looming over him but he just manages to scrape it away.
West Ham spring forward with Jimenez but with Stanislas sprinting down the right he undersells the pass.
Arsenal still looking composed when they have the ball but when it comes to the final ball they have been seriously lacking. Another stray pass from Vela finds space but no Gunners team-mate.
Shot over the bar from Ramsey.
Great through ball from Diamanti to an onrushing Faubert down the right. But the former galactico can't find Nouble in the box.
Good work from Wilshere down the right to turn a couple of players inside out. But the final ball is again lacking.
Behrami with some excellent defensive work again, outmuscling Alex Song (which takes snome doing) and shadowing the ball out for a goal kick.
Surprisingly a decent ball from Merida but Eduardo can't direct the header goalwards.
Shot at goal from Eduardo inside the box but it's over the bar. Apparently deflected.
It's a young subs bench for West Ham and while Wenger can bring on Diaby and Nasri, the Hammers options are considerably more limited.
Diamanti walking gingerly at the moment. That's got to be a worry for Zola.
Arsenal have won 50 of the 121 competitive matches they have played against West Ham.
Cross comes in from Vela and Merida goes down with Daprela close by. But there was minimal contact.
Merida comes through the middle with space in front of him but he makes a poor decision to try to play it in to Eduardo. Poor ball.
Fantastic energy at the start of the second half from both sides. A couple of good early chances for the Hammers and will they live to regret not converting.
He palmed it out for a corner but nothing comes of it as Arsenal try to break again.
Wow, it's end to end stuff. Arsenal straight up the other end but West Ham again win it back. Stanislas advances and unleashes a great effort from twenty yards. Stunning save from Fabianski.
Nouble almost went all the way, he's been excellent with his pressure. He twinkletoed his way through but his shot was weak in the end.
Song with a boisterous tackle iun midfield to release Merida. But West Ham break up the attack and launch one of their own with the pace of Stanislas. He passes it to Nouble who has some space on the edge. But his shot is wide of the target.
Arsenal unbeaten in five games against West Ham since Bobby Zamora scored a surprise winner at the Emirates in 2007.
And we're off...
The players are back out and no changes as yet.
Of course, West Ham's biggest underdog victory over Arsenal was in 1980 when they beat the Gunners in the FA Cup final. The Hammers were in the second tier at the time but a goal from Trevor Brooking surprised Arsenal side managed by Terry Neill.
Hope you enjoyed a well-earned cup of tea, the start of the second half is imminent. Can the Hammers hold out for a second FA Cup shock in one day. If you didn't know, Leeds United, leaders of League One, beat reigning Premier League champions Manchester Untited 1-0 at Old Trafford earlier today.
HALF-TIME: West Ham 1-0 Arsenal. Zola's got his tactics spot-on really. The Hammers soaked up the pressure and looked to hit the Gunners on the break. It's exactly what they did and Silvestre was massively to blame. The Arsenal defence of old, Messrs Adams, Bould et al would have been ashamed of that offside claim.
It's out and the half-time whistle goes...
Arsenal corner now down the other end.
WEST HAM 1-0 ARSENAL. Silvestre steps up to try and play him offside but the Italian has a clean run through and slots a left foot effort underneath Fabianski and in off the right post.
GOAL! Diamanti.
At least he's found an Arsenal head. But Eduardo loops it over the bar from pretty much the edge of the penalty box.
Merida to deliver. He's had enough chances.
Arsenal free-kick. Daprela brings down Wilshere and the Swiss youngster is booked for his troubles.
Gallas gallops forward after what looked like a handball. Nothing comes of it. Ramsey has been fairly anonymous this afternoon so far.
Acrobatic clearance from Faubert and its a rare break fro West Ham. Jimenez comes forward and it's three-on-three for the Hammers. The ball comes across to Nouble but he dwells on it too long and is dispossessed.
Again cleared away at the near post. Come on Senor Merida.
Vela does well to set up Wilshere with a cheeky back heel but he can't get the cross in and has to settle for a corner.
Fabianski plays th eball out but referee Clattenberg orders a re-take, the ball was still moving.
Great touch by Vela to latch onto a long ball and he gets hte right side of Tomkins before firing his left-foot shot into the grateful grasp of Green.
Shaky period there for Arsenal and particularly the England youngster.
Poor from Wilshere twice, first pass is straight to Staislas who has a poor touch of his own and can't manufacture a shot. Seconds later, he's dispossessed just outside the box but the resulting shot from Jimenez is dragged wide.
Arsenal definitely the better of the two sides but they haven't really produced anything concrete.
Faubert with some space down the right and the full-back shows why he is no longer plying his trade at the Bernabeu, spooning his cross wide.
Behrami has been snapping at the heels of the Arsenal midfield, it's been an impressively dogged performance from him so far.
Awkward ball from Gallas to Vermaelen but he clears it up.
Arsenal threading it through midifeld now but, not for the first time, it's too much passing and not enough product for the Gunners.
Danger cleared in the end and Stanislas was tackled by Sagna as he accelerated away down the left. Great challenge.
Daprela adavnces on the edge but he's tried to take on one to many and now Arsenal break.
Nouble chasing down again, he's shown an excellent work-rate so far.
Saying that, if Green hadn't got anything to it Song was waiting to pounce.
Second go and Green flaps at it a little, palming it into the path of Vermaelen who blasts it high over the bar.
It's deeper and Kovac heads it back out.
Arsenal corner now and let's see if Merida can do any better.
Daprela has looked dangerous going forward, he's got plenty of gas.
Poor delivery from Stanislas and the Arsenal keeper colelcts.
Cracking save from Fabianski, curling effort from Diamanti pushed round the post.
First yellow of the game, Alex Song in too hard on Behrami and the Cameroon international is in the book.
Merida caught by Diamanti in midfield and it's another free-kick. A bit stop-start at the moment.
Faubert was lucky there, fouled by Eduardo but he was almost embarassed inside his own box trying to turn away instead of just safely knocking it out.
Good effort but it's dipped just over the bar. Fabiaski probably had it covered.
Stanislas fancies it.
Daprela sets off at pace, and Song brings him down. Free-kick about 25-30 yards out. Half-chance for West Ham here maybe.
Poor effort from Eduardo. Easy for Green.
Arsenal pushing again and Jimenez concedes the free-kick. Seconds later after the quick one, BEhrami brings down Wilshere right on the edge of the area. Free-kick in a dangerous position and Eduardo is walking over to it.
Free-kick to Arsenal, Nouble's challenge on Song a little too robust.
That Diamanti shot deflected off Vermaelen's hand but it was going at some space and would have been pretty impossible to get out of the way. The Italian has scored four spot-kicks this season.
Sagna on the gallop again down the right but the ball is just a little strong.
Diamanti with a stinging drive and it deflected into the path of Stanislas but he just can't get past any Gunners' defenders. Vermaelen was just too strong.
Poor delivery again from Merida. He hasn't really got it past the first man yet.
Great save by Green. Shocking play by Tomkins, he gives it straight to Eduardo and his shot is heading into the bottom corner until the keeper tipped it wide.
But he's made a great last-ditch challenge to stop Eduardo and it's an Arsenal corner.
Booted out by Faubert with loads of time. Extremely uncomposed by the former Real Madrid player.
Ramsey and Vela exchange passes on the edge and Behrami gets the block in.
It comes to Alex Song and it's deflected out for another corner.
Arsenal streaming forward with Silvestre. Wilshere, switching flanks makes half a yard and forces a corner.
No, he is properly injured.
Scott Parker missing today, is it because he is going to be heading out the exit door and he doesn't want to be cup-tied?
Nice inter-play between Wilshere and Sagna but the French full back's cross is weak.
Crisp strike from Merida from outside the box. Bounces just in front of Green but it's central enough for the England goalkeeper to gather it.
Nice play from Eduardo on the left and he's played in Merida to the by-line but he can't quite pull it back to Vela.
West Ham throw to be taken by Daprela. Sagna was confused there. He shepherded it out thinking he'd won the throw.
West Ham definitely coming into the match more now.
Shot from Diamanti from 25 yards and it's gone out for a throw-in. That's right a throw-in. Shocking effort. Sliced.
The young striker Nouble chases down a lost cause and wins it back for the Hammers.
Fast break from West Ham though with Stanislas leading the charge, but he can't thread it in to Nouble.
Wilshere floats it in for a second time and Green comes to colelct convincingly.
Merida to take.
Silvestre puts a cross in from the left and Daprela heads it out for an Arsenal corner.
Nouble is a 6ft 3in English forward, very much in the Carlton Cole mould and it's a big game for him today, the 19 year old is playing up front on his own.
The ball comes out to Behrami and he's hit one from the edge but it's blocked.
Great power from Nouble and he's sheltered the ball to win a Hammers corner.
Stanislas picks up the ball down the left but Sagna is strong in the tackle.
Wilshere draws a foul from fellow teenager Daprela but Merida's free-kick is intercepted.
But the Gunners showing their class and keeping possession.
West Ham certainly trying to press Arsenal and Jiminez is quite advanced, playing off Nouble at the moment.
Arsenal passing it around well to start with, Song playing in is last game before the African Nations Cup.
Wilshere, a West Ham fan, suggested earlier this week he would like to go on loan to the Hammers and he's started brightly with a run down the left.
Excellent atmosphere as always at Upton Park and Arsene Wenger's starting line-up has certainly offered them a chance.
Now we're off, kick-off replayed there!
Or not...
And we're off...
Looking forward to seeing Jack Wilsherse and Fran Merida in the Arsenal midfield, they've looked excellent in the Carling Cup.
So, the players are on the pitch and we're just about ready to get started here. Jiminez given a chance by Gianfranco Zola, he's been disappointing since moving from Inter and has plenty to prove.
ARSENAL: Fabianski, Sagna, Gallas, Vermaelen, Silvestre, Ramsey, Song, Merida, Wilshere, Eduardo, Vela Subs: Mannone, Gilbert, Diaby, Nasri, Traore, Eastmond, Emmanuel-Thomas
WEST HAM: Green, Faubert, Tomkins, Upson, Daprela, Kovac, Behrami, Stanislas, Diamanti, Jimenez, Nouble Subs: Stech, N?Gala, Da Costa, Payne, Lee, Edgar, Sears
I can remember a couple of tasty FA Cup clashes between these sides in the 1998 competition. A 1-1 draw at Highbury was followed by another at Upton Park and the Gunners edged through on penalties, securing the double in the process.
Afternoon all, welcome to West Ham v Arsenal in the FA Cup third round. The Hammers are struggling at the wrong end of the Premier League at the moment, while the Gunners are flying high, in excellent form. But anything can happen in the FA Cup. Just ask Sir Alex Ferguson...


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Seattle >Food & Dining > Serious Pie
316 Virginia St, Seattle, WA | Directions 9812147.612865 -122.340487
Daily 11am-11pm
Neighborhoods: Belltown, Downtown
Flat-out love everything on the menu. The starters are sensational, the pizza is so satisfying. Combine that with polished service and a fun feel in the dining room -- shared seating -- and it's a winner! There's also a super duper happy hour between 3 and 5 on weekdays, when smaller versions of the flavor-packed pies are $6.
They aren't kidding...these are some serious pies. Pizzas that come topped with yukon gold potatoes or penn cove clams are just a couple of tasty pies that get served out of the wood fired ovens in this cozy downtown pizza joint. You'll find the makings for a classic pie here as well. Grab a mini pie at Happy Hour for just 6 bucks.
This pint sized pizza joint is part of the Tom Douglas empire and I contend one of his better restaurants even though you can dine here for a fraction of the price of a meal at Dahlia. Fresh and delightful pizzas, salads and a cold beer are the reason to visit.
Go-to greens (this salad is a crowd favorite!): Marinated lacinato kale, chillies, pine nuts.
Pies could easily be shared but why would you want to?the clam pie remains a favorite.
Enough with the Over Price Pizza – Having my own wood burning pizza oven at my house I do like to go to other restaurants to try out new ways to make pizza. This place is over priced, has a terrible atmosphere, and bad crust.
Enough of living off the Tom Douglas name!!!!!!!
Now this IS Serious Pie!! – After having the best pizza in New York, I tried Serious Pie for the first time a few weeks ago and I'm sold! I've tried the truffle mushroom and yukon potato pizza, but the best by far is the traditional Margherita Pizza (buffalo mozzarella with basil and marinara). The Italian pink salt they sprinkle on top adds just the right finish. Their house wine is also very affordable and quite tasty!
I would allow myself to support this place, even with their inflated prices on pizza, if they servied dessert pie too.
seriously yummy – The wait is worth it, and I love that you don't need reservations. It is casual, but the food is yummy! The apps can be a tad on the small side, so kinda junk for sharing beyond 2 people, but that is okay because you want to leave room for your own pizza, and dessert! I love their crust, iced tea, seasonal toppings/specials, and once you get in, the service is nice. if you are lucky enough to go during a non-peak hour, the service ends up being great! i love the communal tables, so as you are waiting for your food you can narc on what other people have ordered.
Great pizza, rude service - will never go back – We saw Serious Pie on the Food Network's "Best Pizza in the Country" show a while back and planned to go there on a very special occasion in Seattle, months in advance. We get fairly excited over good pizza, growing-up Italian and having travelled all over Italy. Long story short we (a group of 5 mature and friendly adults) encountered an unprofessional and somewhat rude employee that completely ruined the evening for us. Yes, the pizza is very good, possibly even one of the best spots in the country, but we'll never return. Seems their growing reputation has given some of them a very large ego.
Not your average pizzaria – Different and exciting pizzas to chose from!Don't come here if you are exciting pepperoni or plain cheese pizza.
Come broaden you pizza palate!
Best pizza – I think that the pizza here is the best in town. But than again, has tom douglas done anything wrong......ever?
Pizza Times Ten – From everything I'd heard about Serious Pie, I expected nothing less than great from this buzzing pizza joint. Yet after just one bite of my house special--buffalo ricotta, rosemary, porcini, and parmesan--pizza, I was an instant convert. Delicate and distinct flavors shined from my pie, allowing my brain to conjure up more adjectives than just 'salty'. My husband's pizza resembled your more average red sauce, cheese and sausage deal, but the small cherry bomb peppers left the perfect amount of pop and sizzle- enough to make out the earthy fennel sausage, and with just enough cool for the next tasty bite. So already I am 2 for 2 with the pizza, and I can't wait to go back and experiment with totally novel and exciting flavor combinations.
A friend made me a salmon dish featured in Tom Douglas' cook book and it was absolutely incredible. I then saw Tom on the Food Network show Iron Chef. I was intrigued and thought that his food looked amazing. I thought I would try out one of his resaurants and selected Serious Pie. OH MY GOODNESS. Amazing doesn't even describe. I have now been to this restuarant numerous times and I have never been disappointed. Each time is an introduction to new combinations of flavors that you would never expect on a pizza but are delighted to enjoy. It isn't inexpensive, but it is well worth the money. I have gone on weeknights and weekends and because it is rather small it can get crowded especially on the weekends but it is so worth the wait.
pricey tasty pizza – friendly and prompt service though i'm just not a fan of the communal tables. we sat next to a loud talker which was distracting and made it hard to have our own conversation. when you are paying16$ for an individual pizza, the bill with one app, 2 pizzas and a couple of beers. almost always comes to 60-70$ a couple. not a cheap date to be affected by the unknown seat neighbor. the pizzas were good, hot out of the oven but really very overpriced.
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@Toast: Lol I've never been good at value until now xD...so naw, this is the first time you said that...I think you got value mixed with detail. Thankyou.
@Bacon: What type of cheese? String cheese is BEAST!....anyway, YES, TF will be returning soon, I'm working on it >_> I've been really busy lately.
My CC thread - Updated 01/30/14
My AA thread - Updated 03/04/14
That's some pretty epic eyecandy Gunz!
i'm pretty curious what it'll look like when it's done...
BTW, is it me or are you mainly inspired by Gears of War and Unreal 3?
@Bacon: I was supposed to be in college a week ago, but stupid financial aid made some mess ups....twice now. So I've been dropped 3 times now, and I'm just gonna do late start classes...which I'm hoping I survive.
@Hell_Baron: Ya got meh. Yes my art is mainly inspired by Gears and UT3...and various other scifi games and crap. I picked up the style when I was surfing around Conceptart.org and found James Hawkins (aka Hawkprey) Who did concept art for Gears and UT3, and he's been a huge inspiration since...plus I wanna work for Epic or Midway Games one day.
GunZet, you mad genius you, what have you been eating/drinking? (or what have they've been feeding you here?)
Your stuff has improved so much! I like what I see in this thread, very impressive. Hope to witness more amazing creative mind madness from you soon!
(So many people has hit the button on their level up rocket. I gotta build mine as well!)
I've been drinking water, and eating hotdogs...both highly irradiated.
Thankyou! xD
Here's Child's Play, finally finished.
I don't like it much, but it was sure an adventure...I worked on this a few hours over the course of four days, so maybe about 7+ hrs put into this.
This was mainly done to try and do what Cype suggested, work on showing 'color' through 'value' Meh...anyway.
I'll upload the grayscale later.
No idea how many times I've erased parts and replaced and re-did...Mainly I took out her arm holding the SMG, one earring off the kitten, and her wings are gone.
Great concept as always mate!. I really like the great balance in the hardness and softness of your pictures. And the dinks and scratches are well made.
Now I know you use the Greyscale and the Overlay method, which is a good and fast method to use, but the problem here is that your colours will appear to be somewhat flat looking or a lack of tone and saturation in my experience. Especially in the highlight areas. it just goes white. And every if you were too add any sort of light like the ones in the eyes and arm, they don't have enough richness in them.
You need to add more vibrant colours to it, make it look more solid, more like your own painting rather than something made with a program. Heres what I would do,
Create a new layer above the overlay layer. From here, add "hand picked colours" in other words colours with different value or saturation that you picked from the palette and paint on top yourself. This way you'll get more richness in the painting, or another way of doing this is, instead of just using on overlay layer, you was actually first, use a Multiple layer to get the base colour down, THEN use an overlay layer on top of that to get the high lights.
Ok, heres what I got, Chest Plate and the Crouch guard? O_o, i dunno, I hand pick colours to paint over these. I added a secondary colour to bring out the picture a lot more, giving it more depth, as you can say.
The lights in its eyes has been given more colours, orange, red, yellow, white, all in the hue..y way, I guess. As for the shoulder piece, I just created an overlay layer, and colour it with light blue to give it that highlight effect.
Hope these help dude C:
EDIT: Oh yeah, I forgot to mention, the lighting around the eye would have spread all over the face, meaning the facial area that is parallel to the lights, will be bouncing off the lights.
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I like your latest. Very nicely done and moody. I know it was mainly an exercise in value but I second the comment above about more vibrant colors. Have you ever checked out www.idrawgirls.com? The blog there has an interesting approach towards painting in photoshop. I believe the artist that writes it is a concept artist in the gaming industry. At any rate, thought you may find it interesting since you're into concept art. I'm considering trying to apply his techniques in my own artwork.
@DHB: Thanks! I'm still getting a hang of this...as for fast? HELL NO! lol I'm not too used to taking hours and hours and hours on something, but it's worth it.
Now as for the issues with the colors...I've come to liking very desaturated colors, I don't know why, I just don't dig the whole vibrant look too much (I even play my games like that). But in the case of this pic, you're right, it doesn't stand out much.
I'll try out what you suggested in future drawings, thanks for the tips. And epic re-color!
@Nisaren: I check out the Idrawgirls blog a lot, and I've learned some stuff from him, but I don't often stick to it. I do whatever is more comfortable for me, ya know? But he's got some damned good techniques that I still use now.
Also thanks buddy
Oh, I see, in that cast you'll love /ukitakumuki.
In that case, I would suggest reducing the amount of white as highlights, simply because white is a strong colour. Try using Low value tone instead, and only use white for that really really shiny areas. ;D


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example code is as follows,
class Movie @@name = [] def self.name
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class MoviesController < ApplicationController
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Movie.name.push "x"
render :text=>"#{Movie.name.length}"
Here is the issue : if we run the project in dev environment, every time when i invoke index method in movies_controller it displays same value as 1. Which means static variable gets reset request by request.But this behavior changes when i run it in test env. Then the display gets increased in each requests. eg:-1,2,3.... This means static variable does not get reset for the each request.
Any explanations for this different behaviors ?
By default, Rails reloads your classes on every request in the development environment; it does not do this in the test environment. So, on each request in development Rails throws out your Movie class definition and reparses the code, resetting the class variable.
Rails performs class reloading in development so you needn't restart the server each time you make a change, but it doesn't lead to some confusing behaviors now and then.
good explanation.... but with this behavoiur really confuses develoments specially with the static or global variables. As we know static concept is very much useful in day to day development.. So in order to deal with them we have to do the developments either test or production envs, not with the development. I think that's a bit hazzzel.
You can change this behavior in the development environment by changing the value of config.cache_classes in config/environments/development.rb. Set the value to true and Rails will no longer perform the class reloading; which means you'll have to restart your server for each change you make.
However, I would thoroughly consider finding a solution to your problem which does not involve a class variable. Chances are very good that you can write the same functionality without one. Chances are also very good that doing so will make your code cleaner, and you get the added benefit of not having the problem with class reloading.
One issue you may run into with using static variables is that they are specific to each Ruby thread (v1.8). If you fire up multiple threads in a production environment, they will not share static state.
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There are several written stenography systems (like Gregg shorthand) that allow for quickly and efficiently condensing text into a series of symbols. Those systems would take hours and hours of studying and practice to learn. Are there any simplified shorthand systems (for example, just abbreviating or replacing certain words) that could be used in jotting down notes, reminders, etc. to improve productivity?
After searching some more, I found there are several shorthand systems resembling standard writing, such as:
If anyone has experience with any of these I'd be curious to hear your comments on them.
There is Simplified Gregg shorthand, which reduces the amount of brief forms that needed to be memorized to only 181. Another one, Diamond Jubilee Gregg shorthand takes this down to 129 brief forms.
SWYPE is a revolutionary typing system engineered by the same inventor of T9 - Cliff Kushler. It's required to have a touchscreen device compatible with the app.
It reads: quick
How does it work?
Touch the letters of any word and allow the app to guess it. You don't have to precisely touch the letters but merely make a move close enough. If the app is presented to more than one probable guess you're gonna see a small window displaying the options. You can imagine how awesome it works with long words and technical terms.
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I strongly recommend SWYPE for taking notes and sending messages but it's not handy to type anything longer than a paragraph as it doesn't replace the good old keyboard. The app adapts to the words you use the most and it only requires you to type a new word manually once. Try swyping the name of a contact - it already stored their names!
The app is supported by a growing number of mobile and tablet operational systems. Refer to this wikipedia article for more information but it's easier to search for swype in your app store.
You can leave out the vowels and just write the consonants. This method does take some getting used to, but it does not depend on learning anything new. When you read it back you will be surprised how readable it is.
An example: Y cn lv t th vwls nd jst wrt th cnsnnts. Ths mthd ds tk sm gttng sd t, bt t ds nt dpnd n lrnng nthng nw. Whn y rd t bck y wll b srprsd hw rdbl t s.
Off course, this does not yield fantastic results, but it does mean less letters to write!
Teeline is a professional shorthand system (used by journalists in UK) that is still very easy to learn. You can quickly pick up what you need for personal use from this tiny book http://books.google.com/books?id=83MUTEo1NUgC
Another method is Handywrite Shorthand, I haven't learned or used it, but it seems promising. I think some of the main advantages are exactly the drawbacks you describe in the other short hand systems in that it takes a lot of effort to start being able to write fast in them.
If you do end up using this method, please leave a comment about your evaluation of the system. I would definitely want to know what others think about it, and if you find that it's worth the effort to learn.


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(PARIS) "We are never very far from the Renaissance," laughed Christian Lacroix backstage before Tuesday's couture show at the Centre Georges Pompidou. But this collection took pomp and circumstance so un-seriously that there was nary a stiff-laced maiden in sight. There's something specifically transportive about Lacroix's very best shows, this one included--the invisible embroidery, the miles of beadwork, the acres of lace. The cumulative effect of all this magnificent excess is that even the most jaded observer forgets that these are, after all, intended to be worn. They just have too much heart to be, technically, inanimate. "My woman is very strong, very aggressive. A little wild, but in a sweet way," explained the designer. Case in point? A short frock in a "makeup" shade of crepe, endowed with a pleated taffeta overskirt with lace edging, worn by Tanya D. There were plenty of satin confections for rollicking party girls, but a series of sinister looks--a boned, black faille jacket and lace cape dress, in particular--offered a critical counterpoint. The show ended with a bridal Vlada, her arms ensconced in tulle and knotted with pink faille. A veil of several meters followed her down the runway, until Lacroix, taking his final bow, raced up and took his place aside her. May we kiss the groom?


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Cody Fleming enters his third season with the Gauchos and the second as the program's Associate Head Coach. Responsible for the Throws, Decathlon, Heptathlon and High Jump.
In two seasons, Fleming's athletes have won 10 Big West Championships in five different events, set 4 school records and qualified for the NCAA Preliminary Round 13 times. One athlete, Derek Masterson advanced to the NCAA Championships in the Decathlon with a score 7,558.
During the 2013 season, Fleming's athletes won 6 Big West individual event titles including a historic 3 throw gold medal haul for senior thrower Irene Kujore. Kujore became the first athlete in Big West history to claim gold in the hammer, shot and discus. Her season bests of 193'5 hammer, 51'7 shot and 166'4 discus all qualified her for the NCAA Preliminary Round. Derek Masterson took home his second consecutive decathlon championship and upped his personal best to 7,631 at the TGA Invite in Dallas later in June, a school record with the new scoring tables. Masterson, also a talented javelin specialist claimed his third career Big West Championship by winning the javelin with a lifetime best heave of 218'3. Sophomore Albert Hughes took second in the Big West hammer in his first season competing in the event with a 183'2 personal best. Fleming also guided Mitch Haag to a third consecutive Big West win in the high jump. Haag's personal best of 7'2 ½ puts him second all-time in the UCSB record book.
Showing a wide range of ability, two of Fleming's throwers would go on to set UCSB records at the 2013 Big West Championship- in the sprints and jumps. Grace Esslinger, a consistent conference placer for the Gaucho women in the javelin had her first healthy collegiate season and would set personal bests of 13.95 in the 100H and a new school record of 11.80 in the 100m. Esslinger also ran on the school record setting 4 x 100m and 4 x 400m relays. Not to be outdone was Veronica Gines a talented hammer/long jumper for the Gauchos. Gines set a new school record in the long jump with a leap of 19'5 ½ at the Big West Championships. That jump came 2 hours after she finished 5th in the women's hammer throw. She had a season best in the hammer of 169'11.
In 2012, the UCSB high jumpers had a stellar season claiming the first three spots at the Big West Championship. The UCSB throwers were led by Alex Umstead who had season bests of 196'11 in the hammer and 57'7 in the shot put In total, four men would eclipse the 56m (183'9) mark in the hammer- Umstead, Adam Shigem 190'8, Chris Hamilton 187'4 and Kyle Strawn 184'1. Mike Guerra added to the Gaucho throws efforts by placing second in the Big West javelin with a mark of 219'1. In the decathlon, Mike Powers combined with Masterson to help UCSB claim the top two spots at the Big West Championships. Powers added to the all-times lists with his score of 7138pts.
The women were led by Irene Kujore, who would go on to win the shot and hammer at the Big West Championships and add silver in the discus. 2012 was a break out year for Kujore, who also found success indoors in the weight throw with a season best of 64'9 ¼- establishing the benchmark for the UCSB indoor record board.
Prior to arriving at UCSB, Fleming spent three years coaching at the University of Nevada where he helped field some talented field event squads in the Western Athletic Conference. Over the previous three seasons at Nevada, he coached 13 NCAA Regional qualifiers, 14 WAC medalists, 1 WAC Champion, 3 NCAA Championship qualifiers and one NCAA All-American.
The 2011 Nevada throws squad sent three athletes to the NCAA Championships. Alex McAlman qualified for the NCAA Final in the women's hammer and had bests of 193'9 in the hammer 161'5 discus and 58'2 in the weight throw. Four Nevada javelin throwers qualified for NCAA West Regional Meet, two would advance to the NCAA Final where Marissa Hammond claimed All-American honors. The javelin quadruplet combined to produce some impressive season bests- Danielle Stallworth 142'10, Sarah Nichols 148'7, Marissa Hammond 161'10, Sabine Kopplin 169'3. Not to be outdone were the Nevada vertical jumpers. La Tijera Avery claimed the WAC Indoor high jump title and went on to record and outdoor leap of 5'10 ½.
Prior to Nevada, Fleming coached at Lane Community College where he worked with one of the top up and coming javelin talents in the US- Cyrus Hostetler. Hostetler was the 2008 NWAACC Champion and record holder in the javelin (241'7). Hostetler had the best community college throw in the nation and went on to represent Lane Community College at the 2008 Olympic Trials where he finished 18th. Hostetler had the 14th best throw in the US in 2008.
Fleming competed at the University of Oregon for two seasons and was a member of the Duck's 2005 Pac-10 Championship team –finishing fourth in the decathlon. Before Oregon, Fleming competed at Lane Community College in Eugene, Ore. While at Lane he won the 2004 NWAACC Discus Championship and was the 2004 NWAACC Decathlon runner-up.
He holds a CSCS certificate from the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA). He is also Corrective Exercise Specialist through the NASM and has a Throws Specialist certification from the USTFCCCA.
Fleming graduated from the University of Oregon in 2007 with a degree in Journalism- Advertising. He is married to former Annett Wichmann. Fleming's younger brother Kyle will graduate from the University of Nevada this spring after serving two combat tours while in the US Army.
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The Hunter's aluminium industry is in crisis today with Norsk Hydro announcing 150 redundancies at its Kurri Kurri smelter and Tomago Aluminium confirming a major restructure that will cost the plant at least 100 jobs.
The strong Australian dollar and low metal prices are said to be crippling the once thriving industry, which employs 1700 people across the two Hunter plants.
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The announcements have not surprised the Australian Workers Union, with Newcastle branch secretary Richard Downie saying both organisations have been battling for several months.
Members had been well aware of the difficulties.
Hydro's Kurri Kurri smelter, which employs 500 people, will close Potline 1, its oldest potline. The 150 redundancies, across all departments including administration, announced yesterday come on top of 45 jobs cut late last year.
Production will be cut by a third, to 120,000 tonnes a year.
Tomago Aluminium, which employees 1200 people, will restructure its operations, shedding 100 jobs.
It plans to keep production at 530,000 tonnes a year, but will look to cut costs across the site, including to its maintenance and capital works budgets.
Over the past 12 months the global price for aluminium has fallen from a high of almost $US2800 per tonne in May 2011 to below $US2000 this month.
During the same period the high Australian dollar has made those returns even less competitive.
Hydro's senior vice-president Olaf Wigstol said the restructure was in response to a "weak macro-economic environment", low metal prices and an uncertain market outlook.
Asked if there was any possibility of a complete closure of the plant, Mr Wigstol said he could not speculate, but the financial situation was difficult.
The company has appointed a new chief executive officer. Egil Fredriksen has replaced Alberto Fabrini, whom Mr Wigstol said was on "new assignments".
The Kurri Kurri smelter, the first aluminium smelter to open in NSW in June 1969, has three potlines built over three different decades with three different types of technology.
Mr Wigstol said he was hopeful of an economic turnaround, which may make Potline 1 operational again. But, at this stage, it would close as soon as possible.
He declined to say how much money the smelter was losing, but described it as "substantial" this year.
The potline closure was expected to have a swift positive financial impact on the plant.
The company said neither the federal government's carbon tax nor Hydro's electricity contract had any bearing on the company's decision.
Tomago Aluminium chief executive John Lemberg said his company was acting to secure its long-term future in increasingly difficult economic conditions.
"Tomago Aluminium has been a significant part of the Hunter community for more than 28 years," he said. "The restructure is necessary to ensure the future of Tomago Aluminium and its ongoing contribution to the regional and national economy."
He said the restructure would allow the company to respond to global pressures.
The Hunter Business Chamber said that even though the smelters blamed global financial problems for their difficulties, the Hydro power contract debacle could not have helped and governments needed to do more to set the conditions for productivity to improve.
Federal member for Paterson and shadow minister for regional development Bob Baldwin called on the government to face up to the impacts of its imminent carbon tax.
"The opposition has been told by a number of businesses that they are being pressured not to publicly blame the carbon tax for job losses, but it is clear that the carbon tax is having a negative impact on job security," Mr Baldwin said.
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Britax Marathon 70 Convertible Car Seat Reviews
The Britax Marathon 70 convertible car seat:
A Comprehensive Review from experienced consumers.
The Pros and the Cons and where to get the best price for this convertible car seat. (Everything you want to know about the Marathon 70 is on this page!)
Table of Contents for the Britax Marathon 70: (Jump ahead!)
- Safety
- Best Price
- Comfort
- Ease of Strap Adjustments
- Ease of Installation
- Dimensions
- Video Overview
- Customer Reviews
- Washing the Seat Cover
- Pros and Cons
- Plus detailed Photos!
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The Britax Marathon 70 is one of the new Next Generation convertible car seats of Britax, and it has vast improvements over it's predecessor, the Marathon 65 car seat. You'll be glad to know that it is proudly made in the USA!
The Marathon 70 will fit children rear-facing who weigh 5-40 lbs, and forward-facing for kids weighing up to 70 lbs. The height limit is 49″, however, as with most car seats, the seat is outgrown when your child's shoulders are above the highest harness slot position, or when her head is one inch from the top of the seat's shell (that refers to the main shell, not the adjustable head-rest), so it really depends on your child's torso height and proportions, rather than overall height, as far as how long he will last in any given car seat. The Marathon will fit average children through around the age of 6, as do most convertible car seats, although each child is different. (Most 7-year-old kids are ready for a belt-positioning booster seat, such as the Frontier booster.) The exception with regard to these convertible car seats is always the child with the unusually long torso whose shoulders will reach the top harness position before he reaches the maximum height or weight for the seat.
Is the Britax Marathon 70 Comfortable?
When you touch this car seat, you will find the Marathon 70 to be soft and plush, like a little luxury recliner for your child! The Marathon 70 has a deeper seat than the 65 model, so your child will have more room for her legs and support for her thighs, translating into an even more comfortable sitting experience.
The crotch strap on the Marathon 70 is long – eight inches long, which eliminates a complaint from the older, Marathon 65 model, that the crotch strap was sometimes too tight while the rest of the car seat fit kids perfectly. It also has two different slot positions to accommodate your child's growth.
There are 3 reclining positions, and like most convertible car seats, the Marathon 70 has it's rules: The most reclined position must be used in the rear-facing position, and when it is forward-facing, the middle and most upright positions may be used.
The body pillow for infants gives your baby more cushioning and makes the seat a better fit for little ones, and it's easily removable when your baby grows too big to need the extra pillow support.
Ease of Installing the Britax Marathon 70 convertible:
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Using the Latch connectors, which come standard in vehicles manufactured after 2002, installing the Marathon 70 was really fast – about half a minute and done! This was tested both in the rear-facing and forward-facing positions.
Here is an informative video covering everything you need to know about installing the Marathon 70 using your car's seat belt:
The Britax Marathon 70′s Dimensions:
- The top harness slot height measured 17″.
- Bottom harness slot height was 8.75″
- The depth of the side shell was 7″
- Inside shoulder width: 14″
- Crotch strap positions: 5″, 8″
- Crotch buckle length: 5.5″
- Internal Seating Depth (leg room and thigh support): 12″
- Overall height of shell (measured without raising headrest above shell): 23.5″
- Overall height with headrest raised: 27.5″
- Internal bottom width: 11″
- Internal shoulder width: 13″
- External seat width: 19″
- Seat weight: 19.2 lbs.
Stated Limits:
- RF Weight Range: 5-40 lbs.
- RF Height Range: <= 49 in. standing height OR 9-16.75 in. torso height
- FF Weight Range: 20-70 lbs.
- FF Height Range: <= 49 in. standing height OR 12-16.75 in. torso height
- FF Age Range: 1 year and older
Additional Information:
- Lock-offs Provided: Has Lock-offs
- Rebound Control: Rear facing Tether
- Expiration Limit: 7 years from date of manufacture
Note that nothing was a straight line in taking these measurements, so they are somewhat subjective!
Because of the re-design of this new seat's overall shape, it actually takes up less room in your car than the older Marathon 65. When you compare both the 65 and the 70, you'll find that you have about two extra inches between the car seat and the driver's seat in front of it with the new Marathon 70! This is great because tall drivers with compact cars sometimes could not fit their old Marathon 65 in the position behind the driver unless the driver's seat was moved too far forward for this tall parent to sit comfortably. (If you do have a tall driver and small car, be sure to keep the box and receipt to ascertain that the Marathon 70 is going to be a good fit!)
Video overview of the Britax Marathon 70 car seat:
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This helpful video shows exactly how you will secure your child in the Marathon:
Safety of the Britax Marathon 70 convertible car seat:
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EPP foam is a higher grade than the older EPS foam used in older car seats, and it is less likely to crack. You'll notice that it is black, while the old foam was white.
The Safe-Cell technology can be viewed in this photo taken from the back of the car seat, and I circled it in red. These round, hollow cells are designed to compress in case of an accident, which lowers the center-of-gravity of the seat and absorbs impact, keeping your child from absorbing much of the impact of a crash.
You can see how the SafeCell compresses in the event of a car crash in this short video:
Britax has patented their energy-absorbing Versa-Tether, which has staged-release tether webbing, anchoring the top of the seat at two points to minimize forward movement. The rubber overlays on the harness are called HUGS, which stands for Harness Ultra Guard System, and it serves to reduce forward torso movement in the unfortunate event of a crash.
Additionally, the Marathon 70 also has a feature called Side Impact Protection, which will minimize impact in case of a collision into the side of the car – which is one of the most common types of crashes.
Britax has built steel bars into all their convertibles for maximum adherence to the vehicle during a crash, which reduces a child's forward flexing and chance of injury. You can see the steel bars clearly in this video:
Ease of strap adjustments for the Marathon 70:
One of the greatest improvements of the Marathon 70 is the way that you adjust the harness height. You'll simply squeeze the handle at the top of the headrest and move it up or down a track. I did it with one hand, and it was a breeze. (On the other hand, I nearly broke my nail doing the same type of adjustment on the Safety 1st Alpha Omega elite car seat – that one required muscle!)
Not only do you never need to re-thread this harness for height adjustments; you also never need to access the back of the seat to make a height adjustment – which means that you don't need to bother uninstalling and reinstalling it to change the harness height! This is an outstanding feature if you're going to be doing carpools or using the same seat for siblings of different heights, it will save you much time and eliminate a common frustration when adjusting harness heights in other car seats!
Two crotch strap positions allow you to get more years of use out of this seat than its prior model. You will move the crotch strap to the more forward position as your baby grows.
Where can I get the Best Price for the Britax Marathon?
After lots of surfing, visiting local stores, and calling stores miles away, I found that Amazon.com beat local stores and other websites by $20 – $80 on a regular basis. However, because they are generally the cheapest, it often sells out, so if you see it in stock on Amazon grab it while it's still available!
Note: Sometimes, when you check out this car seat on Amazon, you will not see a price, rather, Amazon will say, "Check price in cart". So you add the item to your cart, and then you are shown the price. While this may be inconvenient, it saves you a lot of money: The manufacturer does not allow the product to be sold for less than a certain amount of money publicly. Since Amazon sells this car seat for less than the manufacturer's allowed price, they cannot display the price until you have added the item to your shopping cart. So, that extra click of your mouse will save you a nice amount of dollars over buying the car seat in a local store or at any other website.
Customer Reviews for the Britax Marathon 70 convertible:
The legendary Britax quality continues with a solid, intuitive build. Some of the newer head protecting technology from other, more expensive Britax seats has been integrated. The new harness adjuster is amazing, making it so simple and easy to change the height of the straps. We often carpool and I'm glad I can quickly and easily customize the seat to every child. ~ from Kristen on Amazon.
Overall, this is a great quality seat that will keep your little one safe, comfortable and secure for many years. In the nearly nine years that I've been using Britax seats, I have found each of them to be worth the price. ~ from Karen on Amazon
Love this car seat, pretty easy to install and fits in my car well. I feel safe with my child in this seat. After HOURS of analyzing different seats and brands. This was the safest seat I could use the longest both rear and forward facing. Worth every penny! ~ from Mandy on Amazon
Washing the Britax Marathon seat cover:
One of the great advantages of the Marathon over other car seats is that you don't need to remove the car seat from your car and then reinstall it each time you want to was the cover. Additionally, there is a simple hook and loop system that makes it simple to remove and then replace the cover on your car seat.
As cute as our babies are, we know that they will inevitably have a leaky diaper or get car sick once in a while, and the last thing a busy parent needs is a complicated system for washing the car seat upholstery! And, we certainly don't want to have to uninstall and reinstall the entire car seat each time a sippy cup of milk spills!
This short video (just over one minute) shows you how easy it is to wash the cover of the Britax Marathon 70:
Pros and Cons of the Britax Marathon 70 car seat:
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The Marathon 70 has exceeded safety standards and is highly rated by car seat technicians, firemen, and independent consumer rating agencies.
This seat has one of the most user-friendly systems of adjusting the harness heights of all the car seats I have seen. (It can be done with just one hand!)
You will get many years out of this seat from the time your child is a baby until around first grade, since it has a high upper weight limit of 70 lbs.
The seat is large, bulky, and heavy, like all convertible car seats. If you'll be carrying it through the airport and into rental cars on a big trip, be sure to practice weight lifting in advance!
It is pricier than some other convertible seats with similar features like the Evenflo Triumph Advance convertible car seat.
I really could not find any other cons for this terrific car seat!
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Comments23 Responses to "Britax Marathon 70 Convertible Car Seat Reviews"
I have a question based on the size of the car seat. I would really like to get the Marathon based on reviews, etc., but I'm wondering if the roundabout would be a better fit in my Mustang. Does anyone have a comparison between the two in regards to how much room they will take up?
Thank you! This site is a wonderful resource!
I have been spending many late nights researching convertible car seats for my fourth child, who is 1 year and 21 lbs. I had made up my mind that the Britax Marathon 70 was the best choice as he spends many hours in his car seat accompanying his older siblings to school, sports practices, etc. The last convertible car seat (not a Britax) my middle two kids used from 2004 always had their heads flopping when they slept. I wanted something super comfortable as well as safe this time.
Then I noticed some comments about the toxicity issue with the Britax car seats, due to the reports that came out in early August. I worry about the small amount of lead in the clips. I think the bromine in the seats is an another issue but I tend to wash the car seat covers often (that was another reason I found the Marathon a good choice- the easy to remove cover) as my kids are always snacking and they tend to get dirty.
Do you have any thoughts on the issue?
My son is 13 months, 24 pounds and 30.5 inches long. I've read that children should be in rear facing seats until age 2, and my son just outgrew his infant seat, would this be a good seat to seat him rear-facing, and will it be confortable for him? Any feedback would be appreciated!!
Just bought the marathon 70 and the lower thigh straps are way too tight on my daughter legs. What am I doing wrong?
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Hi, Elva!
That must be very frustrating, especially since the Marathon 70 is supposed to clear up these complaints from the 65.
Here is how I would try to adjust the harness system and see if it helps:
Loosen the harness and slacken the thigh straps a bit more.
Buckle her in.
Pull the slack up from the thighs to her comfort level.
Then tighten the harness strap until you notice the double click.
If it's still too tight, another method of adjusting it would be to completely loosen the harness by extending it completely and then slowly tightening it back up while one hand holds the harness straps firmly.
If you're rearfacing, it is easy enough to see that the harness is smooth in the back and that it's not being caught on anything which prevents it from getting loose enough for your daughter, but if you're FF, and you're still having issues, uninstalling it to look at the back might prove helpful.
If none of this works, contact Britax. It's possible the seat is defective or that they have other tips. Their email address in the US is email@example.com.
Hope this helps!
So, the new car seat's straps don't come off. My daughter barfed ALL OVER this seat. (Fish & Milk – fabulous) How do we get the smell out? Or is there a nifty way the straps can come off of this Marathon 70? My husband became quite a pro at taking apart our old Marathon car seats. (We have 2, one per kid) but when we were in a car accident we needed to change car seats, so the 70 is the one we have now. We have no problems washing the cover, it is the straps that we are having serious issues with. We have only had these new Marathon's for 2 months. Any help will be appreciated.
Unfortunately, this is one of the drawbacks of the newer Marathon models: the straps cannot be removed. And even if there was a way you figured out how, it would most likely not be safe to try to reattach them.
What has worked for me in the past when we've had car sickness issues is using Arm and Hammer deodorizing spray liberally. Wipe down whatever you can, and let the deodorizer and fresh air help with the smell. Incidentally, I have a neighbor who had the same exact issue last week and I lent her my Arm and Hammer spray and she said it made the world of a difference. I hope that tip helps, and I'm sorry Britax didn't have the foresight to envision just how many children will require their entire seat to get cleaned, not just the cover!
Hi- 2 questions I hope you can answer. First, are you able to reach around the carseat from your drivers seat (with some stretching of course haha) and hand your child something in this newer model? Also, can you see your child when using a mirror on their seat? I have the Marathon 65 and had no problems with either of these things. I bought the My Ride 65 for my son and I can not reach him AT ALL to hand him his paci or anything! I can also NOT see him at all in the mirror due to the large "wings" as I call them, that protect the head. THey are SO tall and wide on the My Ride 65. I am taking it back tomorrow but don't want the same issue with the Marathon 70, which is what I would like to buy.
Thanks for any input!!
You ask good questions, but there is no one answer. It will depend on the model of car you have and how far back you sit from the wheel/your height, as well as the angle the car seat is installed. The best bet would be to go try it out in person as many stores allow you to test the seat in your car to see if it works.
I assume you're putting your child FF in the middle seat? Or is he on the side? I am lucky in that my vehicle has 2 mirrors — one for rear-view for driving, and one which is more of a "bubble" to see what's going on in the car; I honestly don't remember the last time I tried watching my kids in the regular mirror!
Since the MyRide 65 has a very deep recline, it's very possible you'll have more luck with a more upright install in a Marathon.
Good luck!
Ok thank you! I have captain's chairs in my vehicle and he is rear-facing behind the driver's seat. I have a mirror on the back of his seat that I can see in my rear-view mirror. But can't see him over the tall/wide head safety wings on the My Ride. It's going back because of this.
Thanks again!
I work at a baby boutique and a lady came in having a problem with her Britax Boulevard car seat. Her little girl is 5 years old and 36 pounds and very very tall. Being up north in Canada it's very cold and the kids need to bundle up. She has the problem of, the car seat, pulled up to the tallest it can go, so it'll fit her little girls height, isn't big enough to fit the extra padding of the winter jacket and snow pants. Other than taking off the winter clothing, what should I tell her?
That's exactly what you should tell her!
You want to make sure that there is no bulky coat that is between the child and the seat. The reasoning behind this is that during a collision the coat gets compressed, and this results in extra slack in the harness. The buckled straps need to remain tight at all times in order to restrain the child properly.
So how can you keep a child warm without compromising on safety?
You can get a lightweight coat, such as one made out of fleece or suede, that will keep her warm without the bulk. Use mittens or gloves and a hat as well, and she will feel quite toasty.
In order to figure out if a coat is too bulky, test the harness adjustment with and without the coat. Buckle the child in the seat with the coat and adjust the straps as you normally would. Without loosening them, have her come out and take off the coat. Buckle the child in again without tightening the straps. If there is more slack than 2 fingers' worth under the harness by the shoulder bone, the coat is too bulky to be used with the harness.
If she has a bulky coat and you feel it's the best way to keep her warm, you can remove it when you get to the car and put it on backwards on top of the straps after buckling.
No one feels toasty in -30C weather (for 6 out of 12 months). The car really can't be heated ahead of time because in these temperatures it takes a good 5 – 15 minutes of DRIVING around before the car starts to heat up. Idling, trying to wait for it to heat up, only wastes gas as it simply cannot warm up in those extreme – yet normal – weather temperature and conditions. It is simply not safe to take a child out in any of the winter months without being bundled up in many layers. Frost bite and/or hypothermia can set in in as little as 5 minutes.
There must be another answer.
THANK YOU! for having the most comprehensive reviews on the web. This is just what I was looking for. If I'm looking at the Britax Marathon 70 or Boulevard, what are the main deciding factors between the two? My son is 14 mos. and 18.5 lbs–very small
Nevermind–found your side-by-side comparison. Thanks.
I am starting my search for convertible car seats and am fairly set on the Britax Marathon. The part I am soooo confused on is: what is the difference between the Marathon 70, the 70 cs, and the 70-G3? I keep seeing 'next generation' and such, but can't figure out what differences that actually entails. And I found a good price on the Britax Boulevard 70… but I can't tell if this is a next generation? And if it isn't, what improvements would I be missing by going with the newer Marathon? Thanks so much!
The G3s are just NOW coming on the market.
See http://www.raisingsmallsouls.com/whats-the-difference-between-the-britax-g3-car-seats-and-the-g2s/ for the differences in the new generation.
The main difference between the 70 and the 70 CS series, is that the buckle makes an audible clicking noise when properly harnessed.
It's up to you what you want to save money on. All the seats are safe when fitting your child well and used properly
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Installing scikit-learn¶
There are different ways to get scikit-learn installed:
- Install the version of scikit-learn provided by your operating system or Python distribution. This is the quickest option for those who have operating systems that distribute scikit-learn.
- Install an official release. This is the best approach for users who want a stable version number and aren't concerned about running a slightly older version of scikit-learn.
- Install the latest development version. This is best for users who want the latest-and-greatest features and aren't afraid of running brand-new code.
If you wish to contribute to the project, it's recommended you install the latest development version.
Installing an official release¶
Getting the dependencies¶
Installing from source requires you to have installed Python (>= 2.6), NumPy (>= 1.6.1), SciPy (>= 0.9), setuptools, Python development headers and a working C++ compiler. Under Debian-based operating systems, which include Ubuntu, you can install all these requirements by issuing:
sudo apt-get install build-essential python-dev python-setuptools \
python-numpy python-scipy \
libatlas-dev libatlas3gf-base
On recent Debian and Ubuntu (e.g. Ubuntu 13.04 or later) make sure that ATLAS is used to provide the implementation of the BLAS and LAPACK linear algebra routines:
sudo update-alternatives --set libblas.so.3 \
sudo update-alternatives --set liblapack.so.3 \
In order to build the documentation and run the example code contains in this documentation you will need matplotlib:
sudo apt-get install python-matplotlib
The above installs the ATLAS implementation of BLAS (the Basic Linear Algebra Subprograms library). Ubuntu 11.10 and later, and recent (testing) versions of Debian, offer an alternative implementation called OpenBLAS.
Using OpenBLAS can give speedups in some scikit-learn modules, but can freeze joblib/multiprocessing prior to OpenBLAS version 0.2.8-4, so using it is not recommended unless you know what you're doing.
If you do want to use OpenBLAS, then replacing ATLAS only requires a couple of commands. ATLAS has to be removed, otherwise NumPy may not work:
sudo apt-get remove libatlas3gf-base libatlas-dev
sudo apt-get install libopenblas-dev
sudo update-alternatives --set libblas.so.3 \
sudo update-alternatives --set liblapack.so.3 \
On Red Hat and clones (e.g. CentOS), install the dependencies using:
sudo yum -y install gcc gcc-c++ numpy python-devel scipy
Easy install¶
This is usually the fastest way to install the latest stable release. If you have pip or easy_install, you can install or update with the command:
pip install -U scikit-learn
easy_install -U scikit-learn
for easy_install. Note that you might need root privileges to run these commands.
From source package¶
Download the package from http://pypi.python.org/pypi/scikit-learn/ , unpack the sources and cd into the source directory.
This packages uses distutils, which is the default way of installing python modules. The install command is:
python setup.py install
Windows installer¶
You can download a Windows installer from downloads in the project's web page. Note that must also have installed the packages numpy and setuptools.
This package is also expected to work with python(x,y) as of 220.127.116.11.
Installing on Windows 64-bit
To install a 64-bit version of scikit-learn, you can download the binaries from http://www.lfd.uci.edu/~gohlke/pythonlibs/#scikit-learn Note that this will require a compatible version of numpy, scipy and matplotlib. The easiest option is to also download them from the same URL.
Building on windows¶
To build scikit-learn on windows you will need a C/C++ compiler in addition to numpy, scipy and setuptools. At least MinGW (a port of GCC to Windows OS) and Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 should work out of the box. To force the use of a particular compiler, write a file named setup.cfg in the source directory with the content:
where my_compiler should be one of mingw32 or msvc.
When the appropriate compiler has been set, and assuming Python is in your PATH (see Python FAQ for windows for more details), installation is done by executing the command:
python setup.py install
To build a precompiled package like the ones distributed at the downloads section, the command to execute is:
python setup.py bdist_wininst -b doc/logos/scikit-learn-logo.bmp
This will create an installable binary under directory dist/.
Third party distributions of scikit-learn¶
Some third-party distributions are now providing versions of scikit-learn integrated with their package-management systems.
These can make installation and upgrading much easier for users since the integration includes the ability to automatically install dependencies (numpy, scipy) that scikit-learn requires.
The following is an incomplete list of Python and OS distributions that provide their own version of scikit-learn.
Debian and derivatives (Ubuntu)¶
The Debian package is named python-sklearn (formerly python-scikits-learn) and can be installed using the following command:
sudo apt-get install python-sklearn
Additionally, backport builds of the most recent release of scikit-learn for existing releases of Debian and Ubuntu are available from the NeuroDebian repository .
A quick-'n'-dirty way of rolling your own .deb package is to use stdeb.
The Python(x,y) distributes scikit-learn as an additional plugin, which can be found in the Additional plugins page.
Enthought Python distribution¶
The Enthought Python Distribution already ships a recent version.
The MacPorts package is named py<XY>-scikits-learn, where XY denotes the Python version. It can be installed by typing the following command:
sudo port install py26-scikit-learn
sudo port install py27-scikit-learn
Arch Linux¶
Arch Linux's package is provided through the official repositories as python-scikit-learn for Python 3 and python2-scikit-learn for Python 2. It can be installed by typing the following command:
# pacman -S python-scikit-learn
# pacman -S python2-scikit-learn
depending on the version of Python you use.
scikit-learn is available via pkgsrc-wip:
The Fedora package is called python-scikit-learn for the Python 2 version and python3-scikit-learn for the Python 3 version. Both versions can be installed using yum:
$ sudo yum install python-scikit-learn
$ sudo yum install python3-scikit-learn
Bleeding Edge¶
See section Retrieving the latest code on how to get the development version.
Testing requires having the nose library. After installation, the package can be tested by executing from outside the source directory:
nosetests sklearn --exe
This should give you a lot of output (and some warnings) but eventually should finish with a message similar to:
Ran 601 tests in 27.920s
Otherwise, please consider posting an issue into the bug tracker or to the Mailing List.
Alternative testing method
If for some reason the recommended method is failing for you, please try the alternate method:
python -c "import sklearn; sklearn.test()"
This method might display doctest failures because of nosetests issues.
scikit-learn can also be tested without having the package installed. For this you must compile the sources inplace from the source directory:
python setup.py build_ext --inplace
Test can now be run using nosetests:
nosetests sklearn/
This is automated by the commands:
make in
make test